Risk Factors Associated with Prevalence of Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Trichomonas vaginalis among Women at the District Hospital of Dschang, West Region, Cameroon
Table 1
Prevalence as a function of age.
Agents
15–25 (n = 653)
26–35 (n = 266)
36–45 (n = 67)
46–55 (n = 15)
Total no. examined
NE
P (%)
NE
P (%)
NE
P (%)
NE
P (%)
Single infections
C. albicans
156
23.89
78
29.32
18
26.87
4
26.67
256
G. vaginalis
118
18.07
39
14.66
12
17.9
2
13.33
171
T. vaginalis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Multiple infections
C. albicans and G. vaginalis
58
8.88
30
11.28
7
10.45
0
0
95
C. albicans and T. vaginalis
1
0.15
1
0.38
0
0
0
0
2
G. vaginalis and T. vaginalis
1
0.15
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
C. albicans, G. vaginalis, and T. vaginalis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
334
148
37
6
525
C: Candida, G: Gardnerella, T: Trichomonas, NE: number examined, and P: prevalence.
